US Home Front

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Red Cross Nursing Service Student Reserve badge made in the shape of a bar with woven silk ribbon over celluloid and leather backing. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 7/16" in height x 1-1/4" in length...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1892 pair of cased silver life saving medals from Newburyport, MA. These were awarded to Theodore Nutting for saving four men on a capsized boat at Newburyport Bar (Plum Island) on either June 26th or 28th, 1892. VINTAGE: Circa 1892...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare Korean War period Civil Defense Volunteer Police lapel or hat badge made in enameled chrome plated brass. VINTAGE: Circa Korean War SIZE: About 1" in diameter CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Enameled Chrome plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II City of Boston Police Department, Division 17 Air Raid Warden badge. The shield-shaped badge is numbered 4This badge is scarce to find with the division number. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Size 2-1/8" in height x...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Home Front celluloid pin from New York State Extension Minute Men Food for Victory. The pin has a silhouette of a Paul Revere-esque horseman in a red V for Victory. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Approximately 1" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II circa 1942 New York 4-H Club "V" for Victory celluloid pin. It is a simple pit, with the red "V" for Victory having the 4-H clover emblem in the inside of it. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Appr: 13/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II US Navy Submarine Service Print by Electric Boat Co. 194The title of this print reads "Pride of the Fleet" and depicts a beautiful red and black submarine firing torpedos at an unseen enemy to the right. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a patch from the 1945 movie "A Bell for Adano". The movie was based upon the novel by John Hersey, who won the Pulitzer prize in 1945 for his novel. VINTAGE: Circa 1945. SIZE: 3-7/8" height and 3-3/4" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a large eighteenth century medallion made of bronze, and may possibly have either religious or patriotic meaning. The medallion shows a scene in relief of a robed man seated upon a rock holding a staff and a tablet. At first glance the...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II donation pin by Coro for the British-American Ambulance Corps. The pin is a wing with the Union Jack and a crown bearing the letters RAF at center. VINTAGE: Circa early World War II. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is an interesting numbered aviation pin in the shape of a winged star that reads MEMBER US AIRCRAFT ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930s. SIZE: 5/8" height and 1-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1923 celluloid pin advertising a Haverhill, Massachusetts military demonstration at which a biplane was featured. The pin lists the dates of the demonstration, November 12-14, and shows two armed soldiers ducking some bursting...